I begin with two facts: In 1983, when I was 12, I was named Miss Fourth of July in a parade in my grandmother’s neighborhood in a small, historic town in North Carolina. After the Civil War,... Read more

“Look, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being delivered into the hands of sinners.” — Matthew 26:45 It would be foolish to deny it: sometimes God’s presence is held in evil hands. This is... Read more

John Calvin's extreme position that music in worship is rank idolatry is wrong in light of the following biblical data. * * * * * With regard to musical instruments in a context of worshiping God,... Read more

A bit h/t to my brother and classmate Deacon Bill McNamara, who noticed this in his local paper. From The Oregonian: We are a group of 10 students from Jesuit High School. We recently went on a... Read more

St. John Cassian tells how an earnest monk asked a hard question of the wise abbot Theodore: if dying brings a good person to eternal bliss, how can murder­ing a good person be a crime? Germanus:... Read more

(Lilian Vogl is a friend of mine who recently posted this note on her Facebook page. With her permission, I am sharing it here. --Mary Pezzulo.) I resigned from office in the Republican Party over... Read more